Benefits of volunteering for older adults mentoring at-risk youth

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 23-37

  Larkin, Elizabeth ^a,c   Sadler, Sheila E ^b   Mahler, Joy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

At risk youth; Big Brothers Big Sisters; Generativity; Intergenerational; Intergenerational community service; Intergenerational programs; Mentoring; Older adult volunteers; School volunteer programs; Volunteer recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444433078     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v44n03_03     Document Type: Article

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